The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-03-18

Christian religion is delusion, give me tbs
delusioli
The strong conclusion OF every man and
woman in the house is that Christianity pro-
ducing such grand results cannot he a delu-
son. A lie a cheat. a swindle an haliucina-
ton cannot launch such glory Of the centu-
ries- Your logic and your common sense con-
vince you that bad cause cannot produce an
iIustrious result; out Of the womb OF such a
monster no such angel can be torn. There
are many in this house this morning. in the
galleries and on the main floor, who began
with thinking that the Christian religion was
a stupid farce, who have come to the conclu-
sion that il is a reality. Why are YOU
here TO day. Why did you sing this snngl
Why did you bow your head in the oneuinc
prayer Why did you bring your family
with youi Why, when | tell you Of the end
ing Of all trials in the bosom Of God, do there
stand tears in your eyts-nOt tears Of grief
but tears of joy, such as stand in the ewes of
onses:ck children far away at school when
some one talks TO them about going homel
Why Is il that YOU can be so calmly sub
missiye 20 the death Of your loved one, about
whose departure you once were 50 angry
and 50 rebelhousi There i some
thing the matter with you. All yolr
friends have found out there Is a great
change. And II some OF you would give
your experience, you would give it in schol-
ariy styls. and others giving your expert
snce would give IL in broken style. but the
one experience would be just as gooi as the
other. Some Of you have read everything.
You are scientific and You are scholarly. and
vet II should ask you: what is the most
sensible thing you ever didf you would say:
The most sensible thing ever did wac to
give my heart 70 God"
Rut there NAV be others here who have not
had early advautages. and II they were
asked 20 give their experience. they uight
H..
in a prayer meeting. when he said: ''On my
way here tonight, NIT a man who asked
me where was going. | said: I am going
10 prayer-meeting.i He slid; There are a
good many religions, ard / think the most Of
them are delu-ions; Us TO the Christian
religion, that i, only notion, that
IS Iner5 notion tiie Christian
religion said TO him. Stranger. you see
that tavern over thereF Yes he said, Il see
it DO you see rnef YES, Of course I see
you Now, the time was, as everybody
IN this town knows. that if l had a quarter
Of dollar in my pocket could not pass that
tavern without going IN and getting a drink:
ali the people Of jefferson could not keep me
ont Of that place; but God has changed my
heart. and the Lord Jesus Christ has
destroyed nv thirst for strong drink. and
there Is my whole weeks wages, and have
no temptation to go in there; and, stranger,
II this IS a notion, | want 20 tell you il IS q
mighty powerful notion. il is a notion that
has put clothes on my children's back, and it
J. . notion that has tiled my mouth with
thanksgiving 70 God And, stranger. you
hal better 60 along with me, you might got
religion, too; lots Of people are getting re-
ligion now.in
Wei. we will soon understand it all Your
lie and mine will soon be over. We will
soon come to the last bar Of the music, TO
the last act OF the tragedy, 10 the last page
o. the book-yea. 20 the last limo and T. tho
last word. aud 10 you and to me it viii either
be naidnOon or midnight